September 2014 Board of Regents meeting
by Michelle Saport |
The Board of Regents will meet Sept. 18-19 at the University of Alaska Southeast Student Recreation Center on the Juneau campus. Public testimony will be held at approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. All portions of the meeting except executive sessions will be webstreamed live at the following link: www.alaska.edu/oit/services/video-conferencing/streaming-conferences
The regents will have an early look at the draft FY16 operating and capital budget requests. They also will review proposed changes to human resources policies, including the addition of administrative leave that could be used in cases of weather or campus closures. The full board also will consider proposed tuition rates for the 2016 academic year.
A number of program changes are up for approval, including a medical assisting certificate at UAS; a post-graduate certificate in speech-language pathology at UAA; and deletion of early childhood programs at UAS. The provosts will present a program review and accreditation report to the Academic and Student Affairs committee, as well as a credit transfer summary report.
The Facilities and Land Management Committee will receive updates on several major projects in the system, including Kenai Peninsula College student housing and career and tech center, Juneau campus modifications, the UAA and UAF engineering buildings, the UAF combined heat and power plant, deferred maintenance and more.
The Audit Committee will review the 2014 Audit and Consulting Services annual report, consider the UA Foundation FY15 Operating budget and hear an update on the UA identity theft prevention program.
The Lumina Foundation will make an informational presentation to the full board on Thursday morning. The focus will be on the state of higher education in Alaska within the national context.
On Thursday evening, the board will have an opportunity to view the new freshman housing complex at UAS.
You can find the board agenda in advance of the meeting at the Board of Regents website.
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